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[quote=Anonymous]My DH does something similar. He does sit with us at meals but is dead silent the entire time. I know that the root cause is his family of origin- he comes from a culture where you kind of sit down and eat really fast and silently unless it is a big special celebration. Regular meals are just for fueling and only special occasions are the kinds of meals where you sit around and chat. Where his parents are from, it’s common to not have enough seating for everyone and for people to sort of come in a few at a time to eat something quickly. I don’t know how to explain it except that the first time I went to visit his parents’ native country, it all made sense.

DH also traveled M-Th for years and now travels every 3rd week or so, and is used to 1-2 social work meals but getting to watch tv or scroll during his other meals. I can see the restlessness on his face during meals and also see how isolated my DD feels. When I feel like I can’t carry the entire meal conversation, I put on an interesting children’s podcast that we can all listen to, and then we at least have something in common to chat about halfway through the meal. I know it’s not ideal but it’s all I can do.[/quote]

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